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Sicily: Vera Santa Rosalia water

“The water in this bottle comes from the Sicani mountains ,” reads the label of one of the most famous Italian waters, Vera Santa Rosalia water. And where are the Sicani mountains? In Sicily , the isl...
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First Blue Communities in Italy

A round table “Towards a Blue Community” will be held in Formigine (Modena region, northern Italy) on Saturday 12 October 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber of the Castle of Formigi...
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Meet Dany, the Italian water drop

Bottled or tap water? Italy’s water drop Dany tells the story. Italy is the European country that holds the record for drinking water consumption, but …. currently only 29% of the Italian ...
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Blue Communities in Italy coming soon?

So far, there are no certified Blue Communities in Italy. But this could soon change, as the Centre for International Volunteering CeVI took up the project a year ago. They sent us the following repor...
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Italy: Tap or no tap (water)?

Tap water in Italy is safe to drink. But is the quality really good? A report by the National Centre for Water Safety, part of the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS), has taken a close look at t...
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Blue Community initiative in Italy

So far, there are no certified Blue Communities in Italy. But this could soon change, as the Centre for International Volunteering CeVI took up the project a year ago. Among many activities, they publ...
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Venice suffers Plastic Overtourism

The Italian city of Venice suffers overtourism – and plastic bins to overflow. The collection works, but the bins fill up in 15 minutes. It is one of Venice’s many uphill battles against t...
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